02-10-2007, 08:45 | #1 |
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[02-10-07] 8:33 Clonsilla-Docklands Disruption
Seemed to be issues this morning on this train, we were re-routed to Connolly via the Newcomen Curve, first time I had been up this line, interesting they can do that at short notice. Of course imagine Kildare-Connolly services doing this everyday.
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02-10-2007, 09:36 | #2 |
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Just read on boards.ie that there was a "staff" problem this morning at the station? No one turned up to open the station, what a laugh.
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02-10-2007, 09:42 | #3 |
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i didn't think there was an 8:33 clonsilla- docklands. there is an 8:32 clonsilla-pearse. are you sure it wasn't the delayed 8:20 clonsilla-docklands?
so i'm guessing in that case, the 9.25 clonsilla-connolly was cancelled this morning? |
02-10-2007, 10:12 | #4 |
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yes you are correct, 8:33 is the time that train generally makes it to Broombridge where I get on. Not sure about any other delays but I saw the train reversing out of Connolly via the Newcomen curve about 5 minutes after arriving (was on bus going up North Strand) |
02-10-2007, 10:19 | #5 |
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I take it that there is no night gate at Docklands station? It is scandaless that a service is majorly disrupted because a staff member didnt turn up to open the station. It also shows IE failing to have a spare staff member on stand by. At least they could have sent someone down from Connolly to open the station?
This happened at Gorey about a year ago. I arrived at the station for the 06.45hrs train to find the station in darkness. A fellow passanger had telephoned Arklow station to find out what was going on and Arklow hired a bus in place of the train. IE seem to be running staff numbers down at stations and this morning at Docklands shows this. Ed |
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There are no excuses, this kind of thing is happening all too often
There have been problems in Bayside, there was a well known incident in Killarney and there are continued problems with stations all over Dublin Love to see Barry Kenny get out of this mess
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02-10-2007, 10:46 | #7 |
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Pointless listening to Barry Kenny he will just spit out more IE propaganda rather than address the issue.
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02-10-2007, 11:40 | #8 |
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anyone know if its back open now?
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02-10-2007, 19:10 | #9 |
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These delays seem to have impacted all services through Connolly. I was on a Drogheda-Bray service that was about 5 mins late arriving, and was 10 mins late hitting Connolly. No information as usual, but the screens at the gates showed a sea of red time!
2nd day running of problems on the Northern suburban line |
04-10-2007, 10:41 | #10 |
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it amazes me that the docklands trains could access connolly platform 7 and not have much impact to services. i thought the reason for docklands was that there was no room at connolly
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04-10-2007, 10:59 | #11 |
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yes it was interesting for me to be on a train going up that curve, I could hear the acceleration of the train, but it made it ok
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Yes, but we knew there was room, look at the timetable. There are slots. We said this when advocating the alternative Navan line.
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yes i suppose so, but in contradicting my last statement would this not mean that platform 7 will be used alot more and as a result northbound and southbound services would be confined to platforms 5 and 6.
and as a result more problems like this Quote:
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Well there are spare slots in Connolly if the timetable was correctly prepared
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Would there be enough slots to fill the planned peak hour trains for the dunboyne line as well as the planned extra services for the other lines
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No since there is a length issue as well as a track occupancy issue which restricts platform 7 but a lot more than current could be pushed through
Our numbers suggest up to 3 trains per hour would be possible
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It happened again this morning, no one showed up
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